Questions & Answers about Mój pociąg odjeżdża z peronu drugiego.
Why is it z peronu drugiego and not z peron or z peron drugi?
Because the preposition z (from) governs the genitive case. peron in genitive singular is peronu, and the ordinal drugi must agree with that case and gender, becoming drugiego. Pattern: z + GEN (e.g., z lotniska, ze stacji, z mostu).
Can I also say z drugiego peronu? Is there any difference?
Yes. Both z peronu drugiego and z drugiego peronu are correct and mean the same. z drugiego peronu is more everyday/conversational; z peronu drugiego sounds a bit more formal or announcement-like.
Why present tense odjeżdża if the departure is in the future?
Polish often uses the present tense of an imperfective verb for schedules and timetables: Pociąg odjeżdża o 8:00 = The train leaves at 8. If you want to stress a one-off future event, you can use the perfective future: Pociąg odjedzie o 8:00.
What’s the nuance between odjeżdża, odjedzie, wyjeżdża, and can I say odchodzi?
- odjeżdża (imperfective): default for train departures; schedules or an action in progress.